2015 JEEP CHEROKEE Complaints

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE, DASH LIGHTS WOULD FLASH AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. MESSAGES WOULD STATE THE THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH THE START/STOP OR 4X4 OR TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE WOULD NOT ENGAGE ANY GEARS, D (DRIVE) INDICATE WOULD BE FLASHING, AND I COULD ONLY REV THE ENGINE. VEHICLE WOULD NOT ADVANCE AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE ANY GEARS. HAD TO SHUT OFF ENGINE AND TURN IT BACK ON SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE TRANSMISSION TO ENGAGE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON. TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE FOUR TIMES NOW, UPDATE FIRMWARE, REPLACE PCM, AND NOW THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS. VEHICLE PURCHASED ON 12/31 AND HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE WITH MAJOR FAILURES WITH THE TRANSMISSION SINCE 1/13/2015. *TR

2015 JEEP CHEROKEE LATITUDE. WHEN COMING TO A STOP, AT ABOUT 25 MPH, THE TACHOMETER READS 1250 RPM THEN THE TRANSMISSION DROPS OUT OF GEAR WHICH MAKES THE VEHICLE SPEED UP, MAKING ME BRAKE HARDER, THEN THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS AND THE ENGINE REVS UP TO 2000 RPM MAKING THE CAR LURCH FORWARD. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND HAS MADE ME FEEL LIKE I MAY REAR END A CAR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THEY LOOKED OUT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW AND SAW A GLOW COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE AS THE PARKING BRAKE LIGHT AND ALL DASH LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER SAFELY AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT FLAMES WERE EMITTING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND SHORTLY AFTER THE ENTIRE VEHICLE ENGULFED IN FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT DIAGNOSED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,300.

AS I WAS GETTING OFF THE FREEWAY, THE VEHICLE WAS DOWN SHIFTING, AND AS IT GOT TO THE LOWER GEARS, STARTED GETTING VERY JUMPY. WHEN IT GOT TO FIRST GEAR, IT SEEMED THAT IT DOWNSHIFTED ALL THE WAY INTO NEUTRAL. WHEN STARTING FROM A DEAD STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD JUMP INTO FIRST GEAR AND WAS JUMPY SHIFTING UP GEARS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY ALSO SAID IT WAS STILL DRIVABLE. I WAS OUT OF TOWN AT THE TIME SO I JUST PLANNED TO TAKE IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER WHEN I GOT HOME, AS THEY SAID IT WOULD BE ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS AVAILABLE. I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP AND DIDN'T MAKE IT MORE THAN A MILE BEFORE I LOST ALL USE OF THE TRANSMISSION, AND HAD TO BE TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

NEW JEEP CHEROKEE 2015 VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED EVENING JAN 2, 2015 FROM. PERRY CHRYSLER/JEEP, NATIONAL CITY, CA. DRIVEN TOTAL LESS THAN 100 MILES. ON JAN 4 DRIVER NOTICED OILY SMELL WHEN DRIVING. IMMEDIATELY AFTER BEING PARKED AT HOME WHITE SMOKE CAME OUT OF HOOD. WITHIN SECONDS THE ENTIRE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FIRE, FLAMES 20 FEET HIGH. BURNING OIL OR FUEL RAN DOWN THE STREET OVER 50 YARDS. TWO LOCAL SAN DIEGO TV STATIONS HAVE VIDEOS OF FIRE, INCLUDING OUR OWN VIDEO ON FACEBOOK. AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. *TR

THE HEATING ELEMENT IN THE WINDSHIELD SHORTED CAUSING EXTREME HEAT AND THE ELEMENT WAS GLOWING. THIS CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD TO BREAK. PIECES OF SHATTERED GLASS WERE INSIDE THE CAR ON THE CENTER CONSOLE AS WELL AS ON THE DASH. BOTH PANES OF GLASS WERE CRACKED, BUT ONLY THE INSIDE SEEMED TO "EXPLODE" CAUSING A CHUCK OF GLASS TO SHOOT LOOSE. THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY A SAFELITE EMPLOYEE WITH 29 YEARS EXPERIENCE. *TR

WHEN COASTING OR COMING TO A STOP, JEEP WILL ACCELERATE/JUMP FORWARD WHILE IN 4TH GEAR. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ON ICY ROADS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45. UPDATED 3/13/15*CN UPDATED 9/12/2017*CN

LOUD NOISE FROM THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION THEN THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN AND COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE ROAD. THE CAR WILL THEN RESTART ALL SYSTEMS WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. HAS HAPPENED AND BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS ON 10/20/2014, 12/1/2014, 12/3/2014,12/12/2014,12/22/2014. DEALERSHIP NOR CHRYSLER KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE ISSUE AND WILL NOT DO ANYTHING EXCEPT TRY TO REPAIR. I HAVE CONCERNS THAT IF THIS ISSUE HAPPENS AT HIGHER SPEEDS ON INTERSTATE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN. *TR

WHILE BRAKING AT 24 MILES PER HOUR THE CAR ABRUPTLY DOWNSHIFTS AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. I HAVE NOTICED THE LONGER I DRIVE THE VEHICLE, IT WILL HAPPEN WHILE I AM SLOWING DOWN AT HIGHER SPEEDS AT WELL. I HAVE TAKEN THE JEEP TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE FLASHED AND UPDATED MY TRANSMISSION BUT THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED BUT IT WAS NOT. IT IS ACTING UP MORE THAN IT WAS BEFORE. IT IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THIS CAR ESPECIALLY WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE AROUND A CURVE BECAUSE IT WILL SPEED UP BY ITSELF. *TR